58 



J. HOPEXNSON EEPOET ON THE 



Table III. — Sutplementaet to Tables I and II. 



The wettest day in each month at 35 stations -vras : — 

 January 20th at 1 station ; 22nd at 1 ; 23rd at 1 ; 24th at 2 ; 29th at 9 : 



30th 



No 



at 20 ; 23rd and 30th equal at 1. 



February 2nd at 1 (0-10 in.) ; 11th at 1 (0-06 in.) ; 21st at 1 (0-04 in. 

 other fall exceeding 0-03 ins., and no fall at 6 stations. 



March 7th at 27 ; 9th at 6 ; 10th at 1 ; loth at 1. 



April 4th at 26 ; 5th at 2 ; 6th at 6 ; 21st at 1. 



May 17th at 20 ; 18th at 1 ; 23rd at 1 ; 24th at 13. 



Jime 2nd at 2 ; 4th at 9 ; 20th at 1 ; 22nd at 4 ; 24th at 3 ; 25th at 16. 



July 1st at 1 ; 3rd at 4 ; 6th at 3 ; 7th at 2 ; 8th at 9 ; 19th at 1 ; 26th at 1 ; 

 27th at 1 ; 29th at 11 ; 31st at 1 ; 3rd and 26th equal at 1. 



August 20th at 34 ; 27th at 1, 



September 1st at 1 ; 3rd at 1 ; 

 21st at 2 ; 22nd at 2 ; 30th at 4 

 at 1. 



October 5th at 1 ; 6th at 17 ; 13th at 1 , 

 at 4 ; 22nd at 6 ; 2nd and 21st equal at 1. 



November 10th at 28 ; 11th at 2 ; 15th at 4 ; 16th at 1. 



December 1st at 25 ; 13th at 7 ; 14th at 1 ; 27th at 1 ; 1st and 13th equal at 1. 



The day in each month on which a heavy faU of x'ain was most 

 general over the county was therefore : — 



8th at 1 ; r2th at 1 ; 14th at 15 ; 19th at 6 ; 

 3rd and 19th equal at 1 ; 15th and 30th equal 



14th at 2 ; 15th at 2 ; 19th at 1 ; 21st 



Jan. 30th. 

 Feb. (none) 

 March 7th. 



April 26th. 

 May 17th. 

 June 25th. 



July 29th. 

 Aug. 20th. 

 Sept. 14th. 



Oct. 6th. 

 Nov. 10th. 

 Dec. 1st. 



The numher of wet days in the year (average of 33 gauges) 

 was 187, being 19 above the mean for the twenty years 1870-89. 

 Of the total number there were 36 (or 19°/^) in the wiater months, 

 46 (or 24°/o) in the spiing, 51 (or 28°/^) iu the summer, and 54 

 (or 29°/q) in the autumn. 



The number of wet days in each month, and the deviation from 

 the mean for the 20 years 1870-89, was as follows : — 



